Adrian Liston
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FRSB
2016 Eppendorf Prize
2015–2016 Franqui Chair
Dr. Karel-Lodewijk Prize
Adrian Liston | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980 (age 44–45) |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide Australian National University University of Queensland |
| Awards | FMedSci FRSB 2016 Eppendorf Prize 2015–2016 Franqui Chair Dr. Karel-Lodewijk Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroimmunology Diabetes Immunology Genetics Clinical immunology |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge Department of Pathology St Catharine's College |
| Doctoral advisor | Chris Goodnow |
Adrian Liston is an Australian immunologist and Professor of Pathology at the University of Cambridge in Cambridge. He is also Professorial Fellow, Postgraduate Tutor and Director of Studies at St Catharine's College and Editor-in-Chief of Immunology & Cell Biology. He was previously senior group leader at the Babraham Institute, senior research fellow at Churchill College, professor at the KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium) and head of the VIB Translational Immunology Laboratory.
Liston obtained a PhD at the Australian National University in 2005. He completed postdoctoral work at the University of Washington in Seattle, United States. Liston is an advocate for both animal rights and also the use of animals in medical research.[1] Liston is the author of immunology-themed children's books, including Maya's Marvellous Medicine, Battle Robots of the Blood and Just for Kids! All about Coronavirus during the global COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Liston authored Becoming a Scientist: The Graphic Novel to encourage students from diverse backgrounds to consider a career in STEM.[3]